People using safely managed sanitation services, rural in IBRD only
IBRD only: People using safely managed sanitation services, rural was 55.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed sanitation services, rural in IBRD only, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of rural population.
Analysis
In 2024, people using safely managed sanitation services, rural in IBRD only stood at 55.5%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.2% on the previous year and up 58.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed sanitation services, rural in IBRD only peaked at 55.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12.0%, in 2000.
That places IBRD only 7th out of 26 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People using safely managed sanitation services, rural in IBRD only, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.0% | — |
| 2001 | 12.8% | +6.6% |
| 2002 | 13.7% | +7.4% |
| 2003 | 15.3% | +11.2% |
| 2004 | 16.9% | +10.5% |
| 2005 | 18.5% | +9.2% |
| 2006 | 20.1% | +8.8% |
| 2007 | 21.8% | +8.4% |
| 2008 | 23.5% | +8.0% |
| 2009 | 25.3% | +7.6% |
| 2010 | 27.1% | +7.3% |
| 2011 | 29.0% | +7.0% |
| 2012 | 31.0% | +6.7% |
| 2013 | 33.0% | +6.4% |
| 2014 | 35.0% | +6.2% |
| 2015 | 37.1% | +6.0% |
| 2016 | 39.3% | +5.9% |
| 2017 | 41.5% | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 43.7% | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 46.0% | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 47.9% | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 49.9% | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 51.8% | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 53.8% | +3.7% |
| 2024 | 55.5% | +3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.0% | 12.0% | 25.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.3% | 27.1% | 46.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.8% | 47.9% | 55.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near IBRD only
- 4 Netherlands 97.5% compare
- 5 Austria 96.3% compare
- 6 Kyrgyzstan 95.1% compare
- 7 Israel 94.6% compare
- 8 Lithuania 93.1% compare
- 9 Sweden 91.6% compare
- 9 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 91.6% compare
More health data for IBRD only
- Population ages 65 and above, male, annual growth rate 2.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.1058 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 22.0% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 3.02 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 554.89 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per capita 0.0468 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above 10.6% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 9.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed sanitation services, rural in IBRD only?
- People using safely managed sanitation services, rural in IBRD only was 55.5% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest people using safely managed sanitation services, rural recorded in IBRD only?
- The highest recorded value was 55.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed sanitation services, rural recorded in IBRD only?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.0% in 2000.
- How does IBRD only rank for people using safely managed sanitation services, rural?
- IBRD only ranks 7th out of 26 groups with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed sanitation services, rural rising or falling in IBRD only?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IBRD only data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People using safely managed sanitation services, rural (% of rural population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed of in situ or transported and treated offsite. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines: ventilated improved pit latrines, composting toilets or pit latrines with slabs.